TEENS AND ILLEGAL DRUG USE

MARIJUANA

80% OF TEENS USE IT

TEEN USE

• The National Insititute of Drug Abuse, or NIDA, indicates that nearly 7% of seventh graders
• 16% of tenth graders
• 21% of twelfth graders use marijuana
• The number of teen users had decreased from the previous 10 years

HALLUCINOGENS

LONG TERM EFFECTS

• Flashbacks or recurrences of an trip
• Decreased motivation
• Prolong depression
• Increased panic
• Impaired memory and concentration

22 MILLION PEOPLE

ECSTASY

LONG TERM EFFECTS

• Weight loss
• Muscle weakness
• Lazy
• Lack of coordination

ECSTASY PILLS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CONTAIN

• Caffeine
• Heroin
• Stimulants
• Cocaine
• Often don't contain any MDMA

COCAINE

2,500 AMERICANS TRY COCAINE FOR THE FIRST TIME

• 19.5% of eighth graders
• 28.2% of tenth graders
• 38.9% of twelfth graders

1 out of 4 Americans between ages 26 thru 34 have used Cocaine in their lifetime

SOURCES

• Google.com
• Linkedin.com
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/